hop

hop 1. /n./ One file transmission in a series required to get
a file from point A to point B on a store-and-forward network. On
such networks (including UUCPNET and FidoNet), an
important inter-machine metric is the number of hops in the
shortest path between them, which can be more significant than
their geographical separation. See bang path. 2. /v./ To log in
to a remote machine, esp. via rlogin or telnet. "I'll hop over to
foovax to FTP that."